Fender for automobiles.



A. D. STEVEN.

FENDER FOR AUTOMOBILES.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 30, 1914.

Patented Feb. 2, 1915.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

1 FOB AUTOMOBILES.

Fatentedheh.12,-Wt5n Application mea September so, 1914. serial no. scenes.

ing drawings, and to the letters and figures.

of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in fenders for automobiles and consists of a simple and efficient device of this nature so arranged that the fender may be thrown down through the medium of a lever to catch an obstruction, means being provided for limiting the swinging movement of the fender in different directions.

My invention comprises other details of construction, combinations and arrangements of arts which will be hereinafter fully descrlbed, shown in the accom anying drawingsand then specifically de ed in the appendedclaim.

1 illustrate my invention in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a fender made in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2,is a top plan view, and Fig. 3 is a sectional view on line 3-3 of Fig. 2; and Fig. 4 is a vertical detailsectional viewon the line 4-4 of Fig. 2.

Reference now being bad to the details of the drawings by letter, A designates the body of an. automobile and B the forward axle on which the wheels C are mounted.

D designates springs at the forward ends of which eyes are formed, and Hdesignates pivotal screws rigidl fixed one in each of said eyes, and bars have eyes K therein journaled one upon each be said pivotal screws and each eye K has an elongated slot to limit the swinging movement of the bar K. Eachbar has a forwardly projectmg arm terminatln in an eye N and the two eyes N carry a 'ender bar 0. The tenl der board S is fixed to the forwardly projecting arms of the bars K and Q. designotes an arm projecting from one bf sald bar's K and to which the link '1 is connected, which in turn is pivotally fastened tothe lower end of the operating lever P.

By the provision of a tender made in accordance with my-invention, it will be noted that, instead of havin the fender rigidly held in a, certain position upon the automobile, I provide ineans whereby the tender may be tilted down at an angle in order to scoop up an obstruction rather than to knocking-1t down, as would be the case if the fender were projected forward ina fixed position, the pivotal pins serving to limit the movement of the fender in opposite: directions.

rat I claim to benew is:

, In combination with a Vehicle frame, springs thereon having eyes at their forward ends, ascrew rigidly fastened in each eye and having a hole in its circumference, a tender having bars fixed thereto, each bar terminating at one endin an eyeand a, slot in its wall, a pin passing through a slot in the wall of the eye of the bar and engaging the hole in the screw, an arm fixed to one of said eyes ofthe tender, and a lever pivotally connected to said arm.

. In testimony'whereof ll hereunto afiix my signature in presence, of two witnesses.

ANDREW [D0 STEVEN.

Witnesses:

DAVID T. Penn, James Hoo 

